Born on Christmas Eve, 1786, MacGregor came from, well, the MacGregors, a Jacobite Clan that had only just been relegalized after 100 years as outlaws.
Slipping from valley to valley, hiding behind clever disguises and in sympathetic farmhouses, Charlie kept the Scottish dreams of his Jacobite followers alive.
The prolific Scottish novelist Sir Walter Scott featured the Jacobite rebellion and Bonnie Prince Charlie himself in a highly romanticised version in his novels.
Due to its advantageous location and formidable defenses, Dunnottar has been a significant place in Scottish history, up until the Jacobite uprisings in the 18th century.
On the second day of the 1715 Jacobite Rising, after leaving Rothbury the Jacobites moved on to Warkworth where in the marketplace they proclaimed James III as king.
The soldiers also knew that the government forces were determined to seek revenge for the humiliating defeat at Prestonpans, and to crush the Jacobite cause for good.